Big business appears to be getting behind Medicare for All.
That's one way to read a new report from the National Business Group on Health. The organization recently asked 147 large employers that provide coverage to over 15.6 million workers and their dependents for their opinions...
Influenza — the flu — is more than a bad cold. Seasonal outbreaks mean not only misery but increased hospital admissions and deaths. The last flu season, from October 2018 until May 2019, caused up to 42.9 million illnesses, up to 647,000 hospitalizations and up to...
The United Kingdom's National Health Service is failing cancer patients. That's the grim conclusion of a new study published in the Lancet, a medical journal.
Researchers examined five-year survival rates for seven types of cancer in seven "high income" countries. The United Kingdom came in dead last...
Small business owners are coming around to "Medicare for all," according to a new national survey from the Commonwealth Fund.
About 34% of the firms polled said they strongly supported "Medicare for all." An additional 24% are somewhat on board.
These firms need to realize that "Medicare for all" would raise...
On Sept. 10, the Census Bureau announced that the share of Americans without health insurance increased for the first time since 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act became law.
Defenders of ObamaCare immediately blamed President Trump for the increase in the uninsured rate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, never one...
Cheryl Gilarski has had enough health problems to last a lifetime.
The 60-year-old Canadian recently shared her story with the CBC, Canada's national broadcasting company. Her troubles began two decades ago, when doctors diagnosed her with an atrial flutter, a condition that causes the heart to...
During the most recent Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders made the case for Medicare for All, saying, “We need a health care system that guarantees health care to all people as every other major country does.”
Sanders is right to point out the similarities between...
Hospital behemoth Sutter Health—a non-profit organization in Northern California that has gradually acquired 24 hospitals and 5,000 physicians—will soon go to court to defend itself against allegations that it has violated the state's antitrust laws.
The plaintiffs claim that Sutter illegally pushed competitors out of the...
The New York Times has detailed how Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., came to be fixated on Canada's health care system. That fixation manifested itself again during the Democratic presidential debate in Houston.
It started with an illness that befell his mother while Sanders was in high school. His family struggled...
A new report just uncovered millions of dollars in Medicare waste. The report, from the Office of the Inspector General at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, found that the agency paid for some of the same drugs twice, wasting $160 million.
Unfortunately, this is only...
Business Leaders Should Crunch the Numbers On Medicare for All
Big business appears to be getting behind Medicare for All. That's one way to read a new report from the National Business Group on Health. The organization recently asked 147 large employers that provide coverage to over 15.6 million workers and their dependents for their opinions...
President Trump wants you to get your flu shot
Influenza — the flu — is more than a bad cold. Seasonal outbreaks mean not only misery but increased hospital admissions and deaths. The last flu season, from October 2018 until May 2019, caused up to 42.9 million illnesses, up to 647,000 hospitalizations and up to...
Across The Atlantic, Nationalized Health Care Is Failing Cancer Patients
The United Kingdom's National Health Service is failing cancer patients. That's the grim conclusion of a new study published in the Lancet, a medical journal. Researchers examined five-year survival rates for seven types of cancer in seven "high income" countries. The United Kingdom came in dead last...
Small business owners are foolishly supporting ‘Medicare for all’
Small business owners are coming around to "Medicare for all," according to a new national survey from the Commonwealth Fund. About 34% of the firms polled said they strongly supported "Medicare for all." An additional 24% are somewhat on board. These firms need to realize that "Medicare for all" would raise...
ObamaCare, not Trump, is adding to the number of uninsured Americans
On Sept. 10, the Census Bureau announced that the share of Americans without health insurance increased for the first time since 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act became law. Defenders of ObamaCare immediately blamed President Trump for the increase in the uninsured rate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, never one...
Medicare for all means Medicare for none
Cheryl Gilarski has had enough health problems to last a lifetime. The 60-year-old Canadian recently shared her story with the CBC, Canada's national broadcasting company. Her troubles began two decades ago, when doctors diagnosed her with an atrial flutter, a condition that causes the heart to...
The real cost of ‘Medicare for All’ could be American lives
During the most recent Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders made the case for Medicare for All, saying, “We need a health care system that guarantees health care to all people as every other major country does.” Sanders is right to point out the similarities between...
Obamacare Drives Hospital Consolidation, Raising Prices For Patients
Hospital behemoth Sutter Health—a non-profit organization in Northern California that has gradually acquired 24 hospitals and 5,000 physicians—will soon go to court to defend itself against allegations that it has violated the state's antitrust laws. The plaintiffs claim that Sutter illegally pushed competitors out of the...
Sorry, Bernie Sanders, American health care is not ‘barbaric’ (and Canada’s system isn’t perfect)
The New York Times has detailed how Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., came to be fixated on Canada's health care system. That fixation manifested itself again during the Democratic presidential debate in Houston. It started with an illness that befell his mother while Sanders was in high school. His family struggled...
Medicare’s finances are full of waste
A new report just uncovered millions of dollars in Medicare waste. The report, from the Office of the Inspector General at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, found that the agency paid for some of the same drugs twice, wasting $160 million. Unfortunately, this is only...